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Katharine Stewart Forbes

BARQUE OF LONDON, W. WRIGHT, MASTER, BURTHEN 457 TONS,

On arriving Auckland 1852, a reporter rowed out to meet the ship and the ship’s name was printed incorrectly in the newspaper of the day as Catherine Stewart Forbes.

The correct name is in fact Katharine Stewart Forbes. Read more on Jill Kemp's website >>

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